boswellia

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Boswellia, genus named after Scottish biographer, diarist and lawyer James Boswell (1740–1795).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /boˈzvɛl.lja/
  • Rhymes: -ɛllja
  • Hyphenation: bo‧swèl‧lia

Noun

boswellia f (plural boswellie)

  1. any plant in the Boswellia taxonomic genus

Further reading

  • boswellia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana